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Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Recipe Swap – for Mar. 5, 2009

Many of you will have gathered in church or community halls last week for a pancake supper. It marked Shrove Tuesday, of course, and the beginning of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is actually an ancient feast that dates back centuries when Christian households would clear out what little fat remained in their larder after a long
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Brazil’s JBS Drops U. S. National Beef Bid

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Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest beef producer and owner of JBS-Swift, has abandoned its attempt to take over U. S. meat company National Beef Packing Co., saying it could not work out an agreement with U. S. authorities over terms of the deal. JBS became the No. 3 U. S. beef producer in 2008 when
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Low prices no mystery, says NFU

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The National Farmers Union is hoping to make hamburger from some beef industry sacred cows with a series of meetings publicizing the findings of its report into the root causes of the Canadian cattle industry’s woes. The first of six meetings around the province was held in Oak Lake, where a small crowd of ranchers
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

What’s with the bill for the beef?

Among other interesting articles in the Co-operator, “Grain fed ties grass fed in school taste test” (Jan. 22, page 19) puzzled me enough to write. Why is a patty from grass-fed beef, even without the hamburger helpers and high-priced grain, five times the cost (US60 cents versus 12 cents) of a grain-feed beef patty? How
News, Other livestock

Salmonella outbreak may spur U. S. food safety

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The latest U. S. salmonella outbreak could spur food safety reform in the U. S. Congress, but the process will be slow and consumers will remain at risk until the shattered regulatory regime can be fixed. “Congress is poised to take early action on food safety legislation,” said Caroline Smith DeWall, a director of food
Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

Three Cs still affecting cattle prices

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“Consumers continue to choose to eat beef, but we see a change in eating habits in favour of less expensive meats.” – LYNDSAY SMITH Don’t pin your hopes on a quick recovery in the cattle market just yet. Although the Canadian cattle herd has been shrinking by leaps and bounds over the past year, volatility
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

MCEC working to find new opportunities

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Keystone Processors is a step in the right direction, but it will be only a mid-size plant. It’s been another tough year in a series of tough years for the Manitoba cattle industry. There’s no way around that fact. Before the unseasonably high rainfalls hit this summer, producers were already having trouble coping with rising
Beef cattle, Other

Australian beef exports set record in 2008

Australian beef exports hit record levels in 2008 as sales to emerging markets such as Russia offset downturns in major markets including Japan and the U. S. Australia exported 957,479 tonnes of beef in 2008, up two per cent on the previous year and surpassing the previous record of 953,932 tonnes set in 2006, industry
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Red meat sectors get new government export initiative

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“We need to negotiate in four or five continents, not just one market at a time.” – Travis Toews, CCA Ottawa is giving Canada’s hog and cattle producers a belated Christmas present by boosting its efforts to expand foreign markets. The government is creating a separate body with a mandate to improve foreign market access
Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

New MCPA head wants more emphasis on agriculture

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“If you’re not willing to do something, you can’t complain.” – JOE BOUCHARD, MCPA If Joe Bouchard had his way, agriculture would qualify for a federal bailout package ahead of the auto industry. Like many of his fellow producers, Bouchard believes the federal Conservative government gives agriculture, especially the cattle sector, mere lip service at

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